Waislamu humrejelea Muumba wa Ulimwengu kwa jina Allah. Kwa kweli, wanapomzungumzia Mungu, jina Allah hutumiwa duniani kote na Waarabu wote, Mayahudi, Wakristo, na Waislamu. Kama mzungumzaji wa asili wa Kiingereza, si kawaida kusikia mtu akimzungumzia Mungu kwa lugha ya kigeni. Lakini lazima tukumbuke kwamba Kiingereza ni lugha ya kigeni kwa sehemu kubwa ya watu duniani. Kiingereza ni lugha ya Kijerumani ya Magharibi ambayo ina chini ya miaka 2,000. Kabla ya Kiingereza kuwepo, watu walimwomba Mungu kwa lugha mbalimbali. Yesu alizungumza Kiebrania; baadhi ya wanazuoni wanasema pia alizungumza Kiaramu; hivyo, alimwita Mungu kwa kile ambacho mzungumzaji wa asili wa Kiingereza angekiona kuwa "lugha ya kigeni." Kwa mujibu wa Biblia, Yesu alimwita Mungu kwa jina Eloi. (Marko 15:34)

Muslims refer to the Creator of the Universe using the name Allah. In fact, when referring to God, the name Allah is used worldwide by all Ar abic-speaking people, Jews, Christians, and Muslims. As a native English speaker, it is uncommon to hear someone refer to God in a foreign language. But we must remember, English is a foreign language to much of the world’s population. English is a West German ic language which is less than 2,000 years old. Before English existed, people prayed to God using various languages. Jesus spoke Hebrew; some scholars say he also spoke Aramaic; thus, he referred to God in what a native English speaker would consider a “for eign language.” According to the Bible, Jesus called upon God using the name Eloi. (Mark 15:34)

Leo, takriban lugha 7,000 zipo duniani; na jamii zinaendelea kumwomba Mungu kwa lugha nyingi zaidi ya Kiingereza. Kwa sababu hii, mkristo anayezungumza Kihispania anapomtaja Mungu kwa jina la Dios, hakuna mtu anayedhani kwamba anamaanisha mungu maalum wa jamii ya Wahispania. Badala yake, mtu mwenye haki na busara anaelewa kwamba Dios inamaanisha Mungu. Vivyo hivyo, katika lugha ya Kiarabu, Allah inamaanisha Mungu.

Today, almost 7,000 languages exist in the world; and societies continue to pray to God in many languages other than English. For this reason, when a Spanish-speaking Christian refers to God using the name Dios, no one assumes he is referring to a deity specific to the Hispanic com munity. Rather, the fair-minded person understands that Dios refers to God. Similarly, in the Arabic language, Allah refers to God.